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“With God All Things Are Possible!”
The Catholic Community of the East End of Pittsburgh
July 21, 2019 Sixteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Pastoral Staff Rev. Thomas J. Burke, Administrator [email protected] Rev. David Taylor, Senior Parochial Vicar [email protected]
In Residence Rev. James Adeoye [email protected] Rev. Cajetan Anyanwu [email protected] Rev. Augustine Temu [email protected]
Office Staff Christine Pacifico [email protected] Terri Price [email protected] Joyce Broadus [email protected]
Director of Religious Education Teresa Maynor [email protected]
Music Ministry
Jennifer Gorske 412.370.2638; [email protected] Carla LaRocca DiDonato 412.422.2460; [email protected] Pat Morgan 412.425.3834; [email protected] Gerard Rohlf 412.657.7570; [email protected]
Communications Cathy Raffaele 412.241.1392; [email protected] Glennen Lloyd [email protected] Bulletin [email protected]
Housekeeping/Maintenance Paul Denk, Matthew Denk, Annette Shunk, Jim Speranza, Melissa Viator
Principals Sr. Thea Bowman Catholic Academy: Ms. Stephanie Michael
412.242.6615; [email protected] St. Bede School: Sr. Daniela Bronka
412.661.9425; [email protected]
St. Bede 509 S. Dallas Ave
Pittsburgh, PA 15208
[email protected] 412.661.7222
Monday-Friday 8:30 am-5 pm
St. Charles Lwanga Church 7705 Bennett Street
Office 7114 Kelly Street Pittsburgh, PA 15208
[email protected] 412.731.3020
Monday-Wednesday 8:30 am-4 pm
St. James 718 Franklin Avenue Pittsburgh, PA 15221
[email protected] 412-241.1392
Monday-Wednesday 9 am-3:30 pm Thursday-Friday 10 am-2 pm
Confession Saturday 9:30 am - 10:30 am St. Bede
Novenas 9:30 am St. Bede
Monday Miraculous Medal Perpetual Novena Wednesday Mother of Perpetual Help Novena Thursday St. John XXIII Novena for the Sick
Eucharistic Adoration Saturday 9:30 am - 10:30 am St. Bede
CCD Sunday 9:45 am - 10:45 am St. Bede
Baptisms and Weddings By appointment only
Mass Schedule Saturday 4 pm St. James 5:30 pm St. Bede
Sunday 8 am St. Bede 9 am St. Charles Lwanga,
Mother of Good Counsel Church 10 am St. James 11 am St. Bede
Monday-Saturday 9 am St. Bede
Website cceepgh.org @cceepgh All our churches are accessible.
SATURDAY Vigil
Sixteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time 4 pm Fr. Warren Metzler (Patty Manilla) Taylor
5:30 pm George McKinsey (The Greiner Family) Burke
SUNDAY SIXTEENTH SUNDAY
IN ORDINARY TIME 8 am
With Sincere Appreciation to St. Bede Parishioners for All Their Prayers (Makenna Grace)
Taylor
9 am Riggie Laus (St. Charles Lwanga Parish) Burke
10 am Bill Guy, Living Intention (Patty Manilla) Taylor
11 am Marlene Handrahan (Nancy O’Brien) Burke
MONDAY St. Mary Magdalene 9 am Ray Dasbach (John G. Cvetic) Burke
TUESDAY Weekday 9 am Ed Burman (Family) Taylor
WEDNESDAY St. Sharbel Maklouf, Priest
9 am Melanie Wadach (Jim Carroll & Aphie) Burke
THURSDAY St.. James, Apostle 9 am Kennelly & Stack Families (Family) Taylor
FRIDAY Sts. Joachim and Anne, Parents of the Blessed Virgin Mary
9 am Ellie & Bartley Donahue (Paul & Mary Lydon) Burke
SATURDAY Weekday 9 am John J. Cvetic ( Friends) Burke
SATURDAY Vigil
Seventeenth Sunday in Ordinary 4 pm Russell Bentley (Family) Taylor
5:30 pm Rosemary Greiner (The Greiner Family) Burke
SUNDAY SEVENTEENTH SUNDAY
IN ORDINARY TIME 8 am St. Bede Guild Members Burke
9 am James R. Lee (St. Charles Lwanga Parish) Taylor
10 am Jenny Drobiezewski (Jenny) Burke
11 am Robert Posch (Family) Taylor
Mass Intentions July 20 - 28
Scripture Readings
July 21 First Reading Genesis 18:1-10a Abraham shows hospitality to three visitors.
Second Reading Colossians 1:24-28 The mystery hidden from generations past has been manifested; it is Christ in you, the hope for glory. Gospel Luke 10:38-42 Jesus converses with Martha and Mary about service and contemplation. July 28 First Reading Genesis 18:20-32 Second Reading Colossians 2:12-14 Gospel Luke 11:1-13
Protection of God’s Children
Report suspected child abuse Childline: 800.932.0313
If a child is in imminent danger, call 911
Anointing of the Sick For those seriously ill, elderly, or preparing for surgery,
please call Fr. Tom at 412.661.7222 or Fr. Taylor at 412. 731.3020.
Those who are in hospitals or nursing homes may request the Catholic Chaplain on duty for the Sacrament.
Hospitalized and Homebound If you, a family
member or if you know a parishioner who is unable to get to church and would like to receive Communion, please contact us at 412.241.1392.
CCEEP Blood Drive Please join us this Sunday, July 21, from 9 am to 2 pm in St. Bede Activity Room or St. James Chapel for our CCEEP Blood Drive. Parish Improvements Arrow Electric recently repaired several outdoor lights around the St. Bede Campus in-cluding the roof and Activity Room area. The lighting that was blinking inside St. Bede Church near the candle area behind the Sacred Heart Statue has been repaired.
St. James Church roof is experiencing several leaks. We are working with Welte Roofing to determine the cause.
Beginning Saturday, August 3, weekend Masses at St. James will be held in the Chapel so our guests and pa-rishioners can enjoy the air conditioning.
St. Bede Church is also air conditioned during the sum-mer. Please visit all three of our campuses to get to know your parish family members. Congratulations to Wendy Louise Gorman, daughter of Stephen and Meghan McClincy Gorman who is being baptized this weekend. Happy Anniversary! Happy 28
th Anniversary to my sis-
ter and brother in law Eric and Linda Burke Schueler celebrating their anniversary this weekend. Happy Birthday! to my mom, Marge Burke celebrating her birthday this weekend.
Happy St. James Feast Day this Thursday, July 25!
Welcome Home A special welcome to Anthony, Roberta and Alexandra Delazio Zachary, Ruth and Genevieve Foreman; Michael, Carlie, and Michael Jr. Magner who recently registered at CCEEP. Please Note It is always nice to come into a clean church. We ask that after each Mass you make sure the pew that you are sitting in is clean and ready for the next parishioner or visitor. We ask that you do not leave any bulletins, tissues or any type of paper in the pews. As they say in the Boy Scouts… “Always leave a campsite better than the way you found it.”
Something to Think About…
“Receive strangers as friends …treat friends like family.”
Bob Evans
With God All Things Are Possible!
Fr. Tom Burke, Administrator [email protected]
Pastor’s Note
Welcome!
Quite often I hear from guests that visit our three campuses at CCEEP, a familiar comment, “Fr. Tom, your parish community is so welcoming!” Whether it is greeters at the door, moving over in “our pew” for visitors
to sit, showing guests where the rest room or children’s room is located, holding hands at the “Our Father”, en-joying conversation over one of the Chili or Donut Sun-days, opening or closing the door for an elderly parish-ioner, or just smiling or offering a handshake, the way we treat guests can have a positive impact on those around us.
Recently, I witnessed a young family at Mass and one of their children started to be a bit vocal. The young mother seemed a little bit embarrassed and had to go out into the vestibule to calm the child down. After the mom re-turned back into the pew the parishioners around her simply smiled and after Mass one parishioner ap-proached the young family and said “It is nice to have life in our church, children are our future parishioners! Better to have crying then dying!”
This weekend we celebrate the Sixteenth Sunday in Or-dinary Time. The readings this weekend focus on hospi-tality. In the first reading from the Book of Genesis, we read on how Abraham and Sarah welcome heavenly visi-tors to their home and provide hospitality. In the Gospel of Luke we read how Jesus visits his friends Martha and Mary. They welcome Jesus into their home and Martha is very anxious and worried but Mary takes a place at the feet of Jesus and listens to his words.
Jesus is well aware of the demands of service for the sake of the gospel, and he tells his disciples, including Martha to keep their attention on Jesus. Let us stop, look and listen to the Lord and see Christ in everyone we meet. Let’s invite a family member, friend, co-worker, classmate or a former parishioner to come back home and join us at the Lord’s Table. Instead of complaining of hearing children cry or talk out at Mass, be grateful that the young family made it a point to attend Mass. Let us be welcoming to all.
Welcome!
New weekend Mass Schedule begins this weekend!
Effective Saturday July 20, the new Mass schedule will be: Saturday Vigil: 4 pm St. James 5:30 pm St. Bede Sunday: 8 am St. Bede 9 am Mother of Good Counsel 10 am St. James 11 am St. Bede
Father Taylor’s Reflection On one occasion when I was plan-ning for a funeral, the family went into detail both about the funeral and the luncheon afterwards. On these sad occasions we try to be as ac-commodating as possible to the fam-
ily of the deceased. When we returned from the ceme-tery to the luncheon, we learned that the family was taking care of everything. They served everyone and made sure that everything went as planned. The Be-reavement Committee had a group of folks ready to help out but they were treated as guests themselves. I learned that this was very important for the family as they wanted to show appreciation for all we try to do.
We learn from today's Gospel the role of guest and host can change. Jesus was very appreciative of both Martha and Mary. He knew this occasion would be life changing for them. In many parish programs in cele-brations there are a few who appear to be facilitating everything.
As we work toward a new parish, there will be many opportunities to both host and attend events. Let's never forget of course that when we attend the Eucha-ristic celebration the Lord is always the host and we are guests, empowered to help others.
Joint Advisory Councils
Each of our parishes have four people serving on the CCEEP Joint Pastoral and Finance Councils.
Pastoral Council Finance Council
St. Bede
Denise Charron-Prochownik Joan Price Dante Romito Eric Setzler
Stefanie Bonavita Linda Burke Jerry Conner Joseph Gartner
St. Charles Lwanga
Linda Atkins Teresa Maynor Janice Reed Geloria White
Michael Polite Judy Prata Bill Rawlings Victor Thorpe
St. James
Patricia Albacete Lois Campbell Anne Kovalan-Santoni Peter Lahoda
Martin Albacete David Aleva Michael Myers Mara Sullivan
Bulletin Submissions are due no later than 9 am on Mondays. Larger announcements
must be submitted a week prior to the Monday deadline. [email protected]
STEWARDSH I P
ST. CHARLES LWANGA
Offertory $1,287
PSP 2019 Goal $15,000 Received $3,986
ST. JAMES
Offertory $2,043
PSP 2019 Goal $46,190 Received $28,129
ST. BEDE
will be reported next week.
July 14
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Effective, Saturday, July 20, the Saturday Vigil Mass at St. Bede is at 5:30 pm. Beginning on August 3, the 4 pm and 10 am Masses at St. James will be in the Chapel.
Feast Day July 22
SAT
Coffee Cookie Hospitality
SJ Food Bank Distribution
Adoration & Confession
SJ Chapel 8 am Ministry Ctr 9 am St. Bede 9:30 am
SUN CCEEP Community
Blood Drive SJ Chapel 9 am
MON Miraculous Medal Novena SCL Food Bank Packing
SB 9:30 am Holy Rosary 10 am
TUE Wilkinsburg Solidarity Vigil SJ Chapel 7 pm
WED SJ Food Bank Pick Up Mother of Perpetual Help Novena
Ministry Ctr 8:30 am St. Bede 9:30 am
THURS St. John XXIII Novena
for the Sick St. Bede 9:30 am
FRI Senior Box Distribution Ministry Ctr 9 am
SAT Adoration & Confession St. Bede 9:30 am
SUN July Birthday Celebration St James Day Celebration
MOGC 9 am SJ Chapel 11 am
Schedule July 20 - 28 Reflection on the Readings The Better Part
The Gospel for this Sunday can sometimes give the im-pression that Jesus favored Mary over Martha. But if they had both sat down to listen, there would have been no dinner to serve to Jesus. He saw that Mary was con-tent to listen to him, so Martha could have been content to prepare the meal for him. Remember the first reading, in which Abraham insisted on serving the visitors, whom he came to recognize as the Lord and two angels. He was rewarded with the assurance that he would soon have a son.
So simple acts of hospitality can also be how people can welcome the Lord into their homes. When we welcome someone into our homes as a visitor, or into our lives as a friend, we are also welcoming Christ. When we get to know someone better, we are also getting to know Christ.
And what about that "better part" that Mary had chosen? Are we sometimes like Martha, with too many things on our minds to be aware of the Lord? Sometimes we can't avoid the distractions that are part of life. But if we keep the Lord on our minds we may be able to see which are distractions to be put aside, and which are opportunities to serve the Lord in a different way. As we spend more time with the Lord in prayer, we begin to experience God's peace, which gives us the ability to choose the better part.
Tom Schmidt, ©J. S. Paluch Co.
July Birthdays will be cele-
brated on Sunday, July 28, at the 9 am Mass at Mother of Good Coun-sel. Refreshments and fellowship will follow the Mass. All are wel-come, especially if your birthday is in July, to attend.
Birthday Blessings to everyone born in July!
St. Charles Lwanga Century Club cur-
rently has 94 members. Dues are $100 per year. There are four monthly drawings of $25. Their will be a banquet on Sunday, September 22. Only six more members needed to reach 100. Membership forms are available at all the campuses.
Barbara Fahey Frederica Stuart
May they rest in peace.
1869 - 2019
St. James is celebrating
150 years as a parish.
There will be a celebration on Sunday, October 27.
Save the Date!
will be celebrated on Sunday, July 28, after the 10 am Mass
with a cake, cookies and beverages.
The Feast of St. James
CCEEP CCD Registra-tion for Fall 2019 is in pro-
gress. Parents have the option of Sunday morning classes or Home School. Registra-tion forms are available at all churches and under Re-ligious Education at cceepgh.org. Please mail in reg-istration to St. Bede Parish, 509 S. Dallas Ave, 15208, ATTN: Terri/CCD. All checks payable to St. Bede Par-ish.
If you have any questions or concerns, please contact Teresa Maynor, director @ [email protected].
CCEEP Social Ministries requests toilet
paper for the month of July. Items can be placed in containers provided at St. Bede, St Charles Lwanga and St. James. Thank you for your ongoing support.
Radio Program, with Fr. Tom Burke as host, highlights elemen-
tary and secondary schools; colleges; youth ministry programs; and more, and is broadcast every other Sunday morning on KDKA-AM 1020 at 6:30 am. The next broadcast is on August 4.
See the homepage of our website, cceepgh.org for the link to podcasts of the programs.
The United States Catholic Conference of Bishops In June, the National Religious Retire-ment Office (NRRO) distributed $28 million in financial assistance to 360
U.S. religious communities to help underwrite the care of aging members. The funding is made possible by the Retirement Fund for Religious Collection, an an-nual, parish-based appeal benefiting some 30,000 senior religious and their communities.
Men’s First Friday Holy Hour The First
Friday of every month a group of men gather at 5 am in the morning at St. Raphael, 1118 Chislett Street, 15206, for a Holy Hour of Prayer & Devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus before the Blessed Sacrament. Fr. John Sweeney leads the group in prayer. The men then meet for breakfast and fellowship in the Parish House at 6 am before leaving for work. This monthly early morning devotion provides strength for a per-son’s spiritual journey as well as assisting those in need of our prayers. All men of the St. Raphael and Sacred Heart Parish Grouping, as well as any sur-rounding parishes, are welcomed to join us. The next Holy Hour is on August 2.
For information: Jack Shaw at 412.508.5383 or [email protected]
Health & Wellness Block Party on Satur-
day, August 8, from 11 am to 6 pm at Hosanna House, 807 Wallace Ave,15221. The day includes health screenings; health vendors; face painting; bounce house; cotton candy; caricatures; fun games; and more! Everyone is invited to join in the fun!
The Battle of Homestead Foundation, in Celebration of Betty Davis 75
th
Birthday: “Betty - They Say I’m Differ-ent” An aspiring songwriter from Homestead, Betty
Davis arrived on the 70’s scene to break boundaries for her daring personality, iconic fashion and outra-geous funk music. Betty was a feminist pioneer and this is her story. Film screening on Friday, July 26 at 7 pm, AMC Waterfront 22 and after party at 8:30 pm. Tickets are $30/$50.
To purchase tickets: battleofhomestead.org.
Registration is limited.
Martyrs of Hope The Sisters of St. Joseph will
present a discussion on “Martyrs of Hope: U.S. Mis-sionary Martyrs in Central America, Models of Spiritual Transformation” on Sunday, August 25, from 1 pm to 4 pm at the Sisters of St. Joseph Motherhouse in Ba-den. The presentation will spotlight the lives of seven U.S. martyrs and how they serve as models for the church today. Speakers are Edward T. Brett, Ph.D., professor emeritus of history at La Roche University, and Donna W. Brett, M.A, who served as an academic advisor at the University of Pittsburgh. The program will include time for reflecting or walking on the grounds. Light refreshments will be served. It is free and open to the public, but registration is requested. Call or email Toni:
724.869.6525 or [email protected]
St. Bede School is currently accepting registrations for academic year 2019-2020 for grades Kindergarten to 8.
St. Bede School Principal Sr. Daniela Bronka
6920 Edgerton Avenue Pittsburgh PA 15208
412.661.9425; [email protected]
saintbedeschool.com
Our Schools
STBCA is currently accepting registrations for aca-demic year 2019-2020 for grades Pre-K 3 to 8.
Sr. Thea Bowman
Catholic Academy Principal Ms. Stephanie Michael
721 Rebecca Avenue Wilkinsburg PA 15221
412.242.6615; [email protected] sistertheabowman.org
Sacred Heart High School Class of 1975 Reunion on Saturday, September 28,
2019, at the Frick Pittsburgh Community Room and Courtyard, 7227 Reynolds Street 15208, from 5 to 10 pm.
For more information, call or email Lynn Yocum: 724.344.2617 or [email protected]
Holy Rosary School Sisters of St. Joseph, Baden
From Our Archives
We invite everyone to share photos and memorabilia of our parishes and schools. Please send photos and other materials to St. James Parish Office or email to [email protected]. All items will be re-turned.
UNIFORM DRIVE FOR KELLY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL As part of his Eagle
Scout service project, local boy scout, Vincent Scaglione, is running a uniform clothing drive to benefit children attending Kelly Elementary School in Wilkinsburg. Gently used children’s polo shirts (white, navy or blue), and pants (khaki or blue) in sizes 5 to 8 may be placed in boxes located in the back of each church. Monetary donations in lieu of clothing are also welcome. Cash, or checks made out to Vincent Scaglione, may be placed in an envelope marked “Uniform Drive” and deposited in the offertory basket or in the clothing donation box. Please be sure to memo checks “Eagle Scout Project Fund.”
Vincent extends his deep appreciation for the support you are able to contribute to his cause.
